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Definition of fall guy in English: fall guynoun North American informal A scapegoat. he contends that he is innocent, that he was set up as a fall guy Example sentencesExamples - The veteran strategist is rapidly emerging as the fall guy for the Kerry campaign's lacklustre August.
- She's obviously being set up to be the fall guy and she's it.
- And then they picked this one auditor who could be their fall guy.
- An Iranian Intelligence Ministry agent faces a charge of ‘quasi-intentional murder,’ but many believe he's being made a fall guy.
- Whether or not the person who actually takes the blame is the real culprit or a fall guy, we may never know.
Synonyms dupe, easy target, easy prey, fair game, sitting target, everybody's fool, stooge, gull, fool, aunt sally
Definition of fall guy in US English: fall guynounˈfôl ˌɡīˈfɔl ˌɡaɪ North American informal A scapegoat. he contends that he is innocent, that he was set up as a fall guy Example sentencesExamples - She's obviously being set up to be the fall guy and she's it.
- And then they picked this one auditor who could be their fall guy.
- The veteran strategist is rapidly emerging as the fall guy for the Kerry campaign's lacklustre August.
- An Iranian Intelligence Ministry agent faces a charge of ‘quasi-intentional murder,’ but many believe he's being made a fall guy.
- Whether or not the person who actually takes the blame is the real culprit or a fall guy, we may never know.
Synonyms dupe, easy target, easy prey, fair game, sitting target, everybody's fool, stooge, gull, fool, aunt sally
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